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Rorke's Drift - the Zulu is the second Turning Points scenario in Empire Earth II: The Art of Supremacy.
Briefing[]
In January of 1879, King Cetshwayo's people's army spoke to the invading enemy with their spears at the battle of IsandIwana, it engaged and defeated the pride of the British colonial army - a feat which has gone down in history as one of the most glorious and spectacular achivements in world struggles to resist foreign domination. Face with the might of the superior army, our heroic warriors knew no fear. They shed rivers of blood to remain free in the land that was undoubtedly theirs. In a war which was deliberately provoked by the enemy, the people's army gave a clear motive that a time comes in the life of people when there is only one way out - the way of challenging oppression by force and violence. The British defeat at IsandIwana is synonymous with the American's defeat in Vietnam or the French's defeat at Dien Bien Phu and became the symbols of hope and determination in the fight by indigenous people against foreign domination and imperialism.
History[]
By the middle of the nineteenth century Great Britain held two colonies in southern Africa, the Cape Colony and Natal. These stretched from the southern tip of the continent (the Cape) upwards along its eastern coast (Natal). In the interior of the region were two independent Boer republics, the Orange Free State and the Transvaal. Among these European enclaves were the remnants of the original African nations, the strongest of which was the Zulu kingdom, just north of Natal.
To Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere, the British government's High Commissioner for Southern Africa, this simply would not do. To Frere, the fiercely independent Zulus posed a serious threat to the policy of 'Conferderation', which he advocated. In early December of 1878 Frere's agents presented King Cetshwayo with a list of demands which Frere knew the king could not possibly accept, along with a deadline of thirty days to repsond. Meanwhile Chelmsford assembled his forces for the coming invasion. On 11 Jaunuary 1879, he led the column across the Mzinyathi (Buffalo) River, the border between Natal and KwaZulu, at a former trading post and current mission station known as Rorke's Drift. The invasion of KwaZulu was under way. In the aftermath of the British defeat and Zulu victory at IsandIwana, the British defenders of Rorke's Drift, the British defenders of Rorke's Drift were hailed as heroes by their countrymen. Eleven of them would be awarded the Victoria Cross, more than for any other single engagement in all of British military history, and another five would receive the Disinguished Conduct Medal. The Zulus who attacked Rorke's Drift, however, returned to their homes to face shame and ridicule. In truth, the soldiers on each side of the battle deserve credit for fighting just as doggedly and bravely as their opponents.
Hints[]
- Always press the attack - use the power of your numbers and your spears to overrun the British.
- Your reinforcements are lined up in order of honor. Should your current attack wave fail, there are endless reinforcements available.
Primary Objectives[]
- Destroy the Garrison at Rorke's Drift.
Lose Conditions[]
- Prince DabulaManzi Must Survive.
- The Garrison Remains Intact.
Walkthrough[]
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